One of the simplest pleasures of a week aboard is stepping off the swim platform into clear water. Snorkel gear is carried on board, snorkelling needs no experience, and scuba diving is available as an optional extra wherever IMPULSIVE charters.
At a glance
- Snorkelling and diving are available in every destination IMPULSIVE charters.
- Snorkelling needs no experience, and gear is carried on board.
- Scuba diving is an optional extra, planned around the group’s certification levels.
- The best diving in Tropical North Queensland runs from late August to November.
The Whitsundays
Snorkel the coral at Blue Pearl Bay and Butterfly Bay around the northern islands, or take a day trip out to the outer Great Barrier Reef. The reef keeps the water between the islands calm, so most of the day is spent in the water rather than travelling.
Brisbane and Moreton Bay
Head out of the river mouth into Moreton Bay to snorkel the Tangalooma Wrecks off Moreton Island. Dolphins, turtles and dugongs all live in the bay, so keep an eye out on the way across.
Fiji
In the Yasawas, snorkel with manta rays off Naviti and swim through the caves at Sawa-i-Lau. North-west of the Mamanucas, the Garden Reefs are known for snorkelling and coral planting, and in much of Fiji the reef starts straight off the swim platform.
In much of Fiji, the reef starts straight off the swim platform.
Tropical North Queensland, from September 2027
The northern reef is where the diving changes character. Clearer water, stronger currents and more pelagic life bring sheer walls draped in whip corals and sea fans, swim-throughs and untouched coral gardens.
Highlights include Mackay Reef, the walls of Ribbon Reefs No. 3 and No. 5 at Vertical Gardens and Crack a Jack, the Cod Hole on Ribbon Reef No. 10 where giant potato cod move beside divers, Pixie Pinnacle, and the calm water of Challenger Bay. Further afield, the Coral Sea grounds at Osprey Reef are some of the most pristine, rarely dived reef systems in Australia, on request.
Planning your dives
Let us know the group’s certification levels when you enquire and the program will be planned around them. Non-divers are never left out: snorkelling is often right beside the dive site, and the calmest lagoons are perfect for first-timers.
See diving and snorkelling aboard IMPULSIVE, the Whitsundays, Brisbane, Fiji and Tropical North Queensland, or ask us about dates.
